The UK Software Management and Licensing Conference
21st April 2010
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Industry News – end point security
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18th February 2009 |
Global phishing attacks grow in number |
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The number of global phishing attacks has grown by 66 per cent in the space of one year, according to new research from computing group RSA Security. In its most recent Anti-Fraud Command Center Phishing Trends Report, it was understood that this ris |
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18th February 2009 |
IE flaw fix already exposed by hackers |
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A vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) which was patched with a security fix by Microsoft has been exploited already by hackers, it has been stated. The flaw, known as MS09-002, is being attacked through a specially-created Microsoft Word docum |
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18th February 2009 |
Oscar actors are 'big threat to computer security' |
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People may not be completely aware of the threats that an Oscar actor can pose to someone's computer, despite them never using it. The latest research from McAfee has found that by web searching for the name of a major star who is nominated for award |
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16th February 2009 |
Conficker worm causes Microsoft to offer bounty |
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The Conficker worm, which has caused problems for many users of Microsoft Windows worldwide, has resulted in the software giant putting up a bounty of £250,000 for information about its creator. According to a recent piece on the Microsoft Secur |
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13th February 2009 |
Lawyers 'must get to grips with legal aspects' of encryption |
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Solicitors and other legal counsel must "get to grips" with encryption in the courtroom after several high-profile instances of data leaks, it has been stated.Jeremy Phillips of ZDNet UK said that although it is most widely seen as a techni |
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12th February 2009 |
Security threats outlined through popular social networking site |
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Companies ought to ensure their workers are careful if accessing personal websites when in the workplace after it was found that a Facebook group has been linking users to malware.The group, known as "5,000,000 against the new version of Faceboo |
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12th February 2009 |
Security threats posed by 'malicious insiders' |
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As more people lose their jobs across the country, "malicious insiders" may become more prominent across the UK, according to Microsoft.Identity and security unit specialist at the company Doug Leland told the BBC that further redundancies |
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11th February 2009 |
Local authorities and police show 'shift in data security attitude' |
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The amount of public authorities using data and USB encryption among other data loss protection products has risen sharply in the last year, according to a recent survey.In research carried out by BeCrypt, it was found that the number of public secto |
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10th February 2009 |
Another NHS trust rapped after data leak |
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Another occurrence of a data leak made by an English NHS trust has resulted in more enforcement action by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), it has been reported. Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust had two laptops stolen from it, resulting i |
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9th February 2009 |
Two firms identify wave of spam for Val's Day |
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People have been encouraged to beef up their data loss protection systems after a pair of security companies identified an upcoming wave of spam in time for Valentine's Day.In a report for SC Magazine, it was revealed that both Trend Micro and McAfee |